- A microbe that lives in the soil of New Jersey’s wetlands has the unique ability to sever the carbon-fluorine bond in PFAS, a class of long-lived chemicals that disrupt hormones and increase cancer risk. Scientists suspect this microbe could help clean up contaminated environments. https://www.inverse.com/article/59345-new-jersey-wetlands-microbes-consume-pfas 87 comments science
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- PFAS Study Shows Bad News for Supposedly Green Takeout Containers https://www.inverse.com/article/56242-are-there-pfas-in-takeout-containers 14 comments
- BPA: Chemicals Used to Replace Toxic Common Plastics Aren’t Safe After All https://www.inverse.com/article/58021-are-bpf-or-bps-any-safer-than-bpa 11 comments
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